Ep 722: Breaking Boundaries in Wrestling Coaching

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4.8 • 608 Ratings

🗓️ 22 September 2023

⏱️ 117 minutes

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This week, we're bringing in the powerhouse that is Carolyn Wester. She's not your run-of-the-mill coach – she's a force to be reckoned with. Her unique coaching approach has sculpted the finest athletes, including none other than the UFC phenomenon, Khabib Nurmagomedov. Carolyn's here to unravel her coaching ethos, and together, we'll plunge into the electrifying realm of UFC as she regale us with tales that illuminate her extraordinary odyssey as a coach.

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She is graciously offering $180 off the full price for pre-orders (before 9/30) for our listeners with the discount code "powerathlete"

Please go to courses.wrestlingprep.com to find out more.

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0:00.0	You're listening to Power Athlete Radio, a podcast dedicated to empowering your performance every
0:06.9	damn day. Join former NFL Pro and Power Athlete founder John Wellborn as he dissects the
0:13.5	greatest minds in strength, conditioning, and more. So whether your goal is to be the hammer,
0:19.3	destroy mediocrity, or simply move the dirt, you've
0:23.0	come to the right place. Now with the warm up done, let the gains begin.
0:27.3	Power Athlete Radio listeners, we have a special podcast for you today with Carolyn Wester.
0:32.7	I was first introduced to Carolyn via longtime power athlete coach, Bryce Walcott.
0:37.2	He works as a wrestling coach in
0:38.4	Arizona and thought Carolyn would be an excellent guest for her outside the box thinking and unique
0:43.1	position in the world of combat sports. Carolyn Wester is a world-class coach for thousands of wrestlers
0:48.5	and professional MMA fighters. She founded wrestling prep in 2005 as a nonpartisan wrestling academy, allowing athletes regardless of educational institution, club affiliation, and training organization to participate and learn from her unique approach.
1:03.8	She caters to every level of wrestling with the singular goal of increasing performance.
1:09.9	Having never wrestled herself and coming from the business finance world,
1:14.0	she takes a unique approach to training, grappling, wrestling,
1:17.6	and how best to prepare athletes for the demands of their sport.
1:20.4	As a self-defined outsider, she has quickly become one of the most sought after coaches in the world
1:25.0	and counts Daniel Cormier and Khabib Nur
1:27.7	Nour Madov as her athletes. I'm fascinated by our approach and look forward to meeting or in person.
1:33.7	Buckle up. Let's get to it. Carolyn Wester. Welcome to another episode of Power Athlete Radio. I am joined
1:40.2	today by Carolyn Wester, who I'm really actually a little blown away going through all the
1:46.9	bio stuff with you.
1:48.2	I mean, I wouldn't think about female wrestlers and more importantly, wrestling coach and
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